Musings of A Mikvah Attendant
A volunteer mikvah attendant shares her thoughts and feelings of awe and fulfillment in this holy role
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Childbirth on Shabbos and Yom Tov
Childbirth on Shabbos and Yom Tov
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Is Judaism Patronizing to Women
Who is better? Men or women?
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Marriage Is No Joke
My wife has no sense of humour. She says I make fun of her in public.
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Steady Hands
An elderly Jew with a large black Yarmulke once appeared at the Chabad counter in Ben Gurion Airport in Israel.
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Modesty
A staple of Jewish life is modesty. In the way we walk down the street, in the way we interact with others, and in the way we dress.
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Uncovering the Mystery of Modesty
A few years ago, my family and I spent our summer vacation up north in Tzfat, leaving our home in Central Israel for a few days.
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Can a Pregnant Woman Enter a Cemetery?
I have been told it is generally not the done thing in the Jewish religion to go to a cemetery when pregnant...
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Is Wearing a Wig Over Hair Pointless?
Isn't wearing a wig over hair (especially if the Wig is nicer than the hair) pointless?
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Myths About Mikvah
The truth is: Any woman who practices the laws of mikvah knows that it is an ELEVATING experience.
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About Mikvah
Take a hard look at the number of marriages that begin in love but end in failure, frustration and misery. Nowadays it's hard to believe in "happily ever after."
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Why Mikvah?
Why did the Jews at Masada, besieged by the Romans and with precious, few supplies, build and maintain two Mikvaos?
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Mikvah Construction
It is both impractical and unhygienic to build a mikvah with a solitary bor (reservoir) of kosher rainwater. One would have to wait until it rained forty se'ah (a volume of measure) in order to refill the mikvah to change the waters.
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Understanding Mikvah and the Laws of Family Purity
The world's natural bodies of water- its oceans, rivers, wells, and springfed lakes - are mikvahs in their most primal form. They contain waters of divine source...
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Mikvah Facts
A mikvah is a natural body of water or a gathering of water that has a designated connection to natural water. The pool is designed specifically for immersion, according to the rules and customs of Jewish law.
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The Construction of the Basi Legani Mikvah
Basi Legani is a unique place it's the first kosher summer resort to serve the Chicago-area Jewish community. A former campground, it's been upgraded with five brand-new family homes...
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A Kosher Mikvah
Have you ever stopped to think what is involved in building and maintaining a kosher mikvah? From the general structure down to the minutia, there are many things which must be considered.
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Kosher Waters
What constitutes a kosher mikvah? The word mikvah means gathering of waters.
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